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Disposable diaper having an improved side closure

  • US 4,699,622 A
  • Filed: 03/21/1986
  • Issued: 10/13/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A disposable diaper comprising:

  • a liquid permeable topsheet;

    a liquid impermeable backsheet, said backsheet being affixed to said topsheet;

    an absorbent means for absorbing liquids, said absorbent means being encased between said topsheet and said backsheet;

    longitudinal marginal portions adjacent both longitudinal sides of the disposable diaper;

    elastic members operatively associated with both of said longitudinal marginal portions;

    a first waist portion at one end of the disposable diaper and a second waist portion at the opposite ends of the disposable diaper, said second waist portion having a first panel and a second panel;

    an outer fastening means for maintaining said first waist portion and said second waist portion in an overlapping configuration, at least a portion of said outer fastening means being adjacent to a longitudinal side of the disposable diaper; and

    ,an inner fastening means for resisting shear forces, said inner fastening means being positioned adjacent to said panels.

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